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PICTURE FF/XMI APPLxcATIoN FILED Juv/19, i918.

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JOHN MALKEvIo, or AMSTERDAM, Nnvv YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application led J'u1y 19, 1918. 'Serial No. 245,625.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MALKEVIG, a citizen of Russia, residing at Amsterdam, county of Montgomery, and State of New York, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in PictureFrames, of which the following is a specification.`

This invention relates picture frames, and has as its special obJect the provision of a novel and attractive type of frame which may be reversed, both sides being alike.

A further object is to provide means combined with the frame whereby the glass or transparent picture is secured in position within the frame in a safe and eifective manner. Y

These and other like lobjects are attained bythe novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a front View showing a picture frame made in accordance with the invention.V

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewl taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view showmg one of the corners of the same.V

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a detail of construction, and

Fig. 7 is a like Perspective detail view, showing another element used therein.

The frame is comprised of a plurality of longitudinally disposed bars interengaged with cross bars, which in turn are connected by transverse bars, and with each other, the

several bars having similarly shaped faces by which they are engaged.

The side elements are composed of bars respectively 10, 11, 12 and 13, arranged in pairs, the faces of the bars containing transverse recesses 15, receptive of the cross bars 16, 17, 18 and 19, also arranged in pairs and received within the recesses15. These cross bars are also provided with recesses 15 of a similar nature and engageable therein, are

to improvements in Y the shortervconnecting elements 20, having similarly recessed faces 21, the outer ends or abutments of the walls extending over the plain backs of the longitudinal bars 10 and 13, while the inner walls of the recesses 4contact with the backs of the longitudinal bars Y 11 and 12 so as to bind them firmly in an adjustedposition. i

Certain' of the connecting elements 25, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are engaged with the cross bars 16 and 18, there being a space between their inner adjacent edges receptive Y of the glass plate 30, the same vresting upon the lower connecting element at the bottom of the frame, and also against the back of the connecting element used at the sides of the Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.

1. In a picture frame or the like, the combination with a plurality of longitudinally disposed pairwise arranged members having transverse recesses, forming the sides thereof, recessed cross members inter-engaged with said longitudinal members forming the ends, a plurality of recessed connecting elements engaged within the recesses of said longitudinal and cross membersrespectively, outer abutments of the walls of the recesses vof said connecting elements extending over the plain backs of one pair of'said longitudinal members, and the inner walls of said .recesses contact with the backs of the other pair of said longitudinal members, and means formed through said connecting membrs at one end of said frame, receptive of a p ate.

V2. In a picture frame, the combination with a plurality of longitudinally disposed pairwise arranged bars having transverse recesses, a similar plurality of recessed transplate, and means formed withY the backs of verse bars arranged at the end of said 1onsaid connecting elements adapted to vhold gitudinal bar, recessed connecting elements said plate against lateral or longitudinal 10 engageable with said transverse and longimovement.

tudinal bars respectively, the connectingele- In testimony whereof 'I Vllave iafliiieudfiny ments at the upper portion of lsa'iol france be` signature. Y ing placed so as to permit the insertion ofva' Y 1 JOHN MALKEVIC.

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